The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
Kenya formally launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of wilderness that already provides nearly a fifth of the country’s energy needs. The $680-million (600 million euro) scheme, a sprawling 365-turbine wind farm on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana, is delivering 310 megawatts of renewable power to the […]
There are indications that some Nigerians may be affected in the ongoing raids on undocumented aliens ordered by the United States President, Mr Donald Trump. It reported that ICE agents were targeting at least 2,000 immigrants for deportation across 10 major cities and could also sweep up immigrants who were not the initial targets. The […]
French television company Canal+ has acquired ROK Studios from video-on-demand company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. Founded by Jason Njoku in 2010 — and backed by $45 million in VC — IROKOtv boasts the largest online catalog of Nollywood film content in the world. Nollywood is a movie genre popularized in Nigeria that has become […]
After winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations, Odion Ighalo slammed Nigeria’s soccer fans a shocking news: he is retiring from the Super Eagles, with immediate effect. The 30-year-old Shanghai Shenhua striker struck five times as the Super Eagles finished third in Egypt, bagging him the top scorer honours with two goals […]
Poor infrastructure is currently holding back the growth of Africa’s logistics markets. Industries can make a variety of goods, but they struggle to transport them safely and quickly to customers without established networks. According to global property consultancy Knight Frank, the cost of transport takes up 50-75% of the retail price of goods. But there […]
Algeria defeated Senegal with a slim scoreline of 1-0 to win the AFCON tournament in Egypt, as the Desert Foxes win the tournament after 29 years. It took just two minutes for Baghdad Bounedjah to break the deadlock through his effort took a slight deflection to beat Senegalese goalkeeper who left his line. Senegal kept […]
Harare City Council (HCC) has terminated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with Dutch company Integrated Energy BV (IEBV) in May for the construction of a US$134 million waste-to-energy incinerator at the Pomona dumpsite on the outskirts of Harare after the firm demanded an upfront payment running into millions of dollars, it has emerged. […]
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has approved the use of a prescription drug for the treatment of prostate cancer. The drug, ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate), is manufactured by Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson. The local pharmacy regulator has approved the use of the once-daily medication for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant […]
In an unprecedented move, Eritrean bishops in the Orthodox church have expelled their former patriarch, Abune Antonios. Antonios, who was the head of the church until 2006, was accused of heresy in a statement signed by a group of top bishops. He has for a long time been a critic of the government and was […]
Tensions are high in the Ethiopian southern city of Hawassa where hospital authorities said on Friday that at least three people have died amid a showdown between state security forces and some local activists who want to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic group. The threat of large-scale violence in Hawassa city centre […]
President Donald Trump says a US ship “destroyed” an Iranian drone on Thursday. He said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer and ignored “multiple calls to stand down.” Speaking at the White House Trump said the drone was “threatening the safety of the ship and the ship’s crew” in the Strait […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected comments that the global soccer body has taken a “colonialist” attitude towards African football and its governing organisation CAF (Confederation of African Football). FIFA last month took the unprecedented move of announcing it would jointly administer African football with CAF and would send it its Senegalese secretary general Fatma […]
Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyer Dan Mantsha has accused the state capture commission of inquiry of asking his client questions with an intention to “attack his credibility”. On Wednesday, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo adjourned proceedings until Friday after Zuma’s legal team complained that their client had been brought in under false pretences. Zuma’s legal […]
As Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated for the 10th year, thousands of South Africans will be heading out to spend their 67 minutes in commemoration of the late former president Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Mandela would have turned 101 on July 18. The concept to celebrate his birthday by doing an act of kindness was […]
A Moroccan court on Thursday condemned three suspected jihadists to death for the murders of two Scandinavian women beheaded while on a hiking trip in Morocco. Suspected ringleader Abdessamad Ejjoud and two companions received the maximum penalty over the appalling December killings of Danish tourist Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland. The […]
The plan to declare a new region would be a direct challenge to the federal government and could encourage eight other ethnic groups to make similar demands. “Now the most important thing is peace for our people,” Million Tumato, president of the Sidama Liberation Movement Party, told Reuters. “Still the five months timeline is not […]
The tenure of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) elapsed on Thursday and CAF President, Ahmadu Ahmadu did not re-appoint him. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF Director of Communications on Thursday in Abuja, said Pinnick’s tenure along with […]
Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Christian Cardinal Tumi has been awarded this year’s edition of the Nelson Mandela Memorial prize for his role in promoting peace and human rights in Cameroon. He saw off competition from Achaleke Christian and Edith Kah Walla to grab the award organised every year by the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation […]